HAVO Maatschappijwetenschappen study plan
HAVO Maatschappijwetenschappen · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Vorming: socialisation, culture and identity (socialisatie, cultuur en identiteit) & Core concepts and social-scientific reasoning applied to current issues (kernconcepten)
Define the kernconcepten socialisatie, cultuur, identiteit, internalisatie and acculturatie in your own words and link each to one concrete example from Dutch society
Distinguish primary, secondary and tertiary socialisation and classify five self-chosen life events under the correct form
Explain the difference between nature and nurture in identity formation and name two socialisation agents (gezin, school, peers, media, werk) with their specific influence
Apply the mechanism of rol en status (ascribed versus achieved) to a case of your own choosing and identify the sanctions involved
Your checkpoint
A concept map of domain 1 with at least 12 kernconcepten, each with a definition and one Dutch example, checked against your textbook glossary
Vorming: socialisation, culture and identity (socialisatie, cultuur en identiteit) & Core concepts and social-scientific reasoning applied to current issues (kernconcepten)
Define the kernconcepten socialisatie, cultuur, identiteit, internalisatie and acculturatie in your own words and link each to one concrete example from Dutch society
Distinguish primary, secondary and tertiary socialisation and classify five self-chosen life events under the correct form
Explain the difference between nature and nurture in identity formation and name two socialisation agents (gezin, school, peers, media, werk) with their specific influence
Apply the mechanism of rol en status (ascribed versus achieved) to a case of your own choosing and identify the sanctions involved
Your checkpoint
A concept map of domain 1 with at least 12 kernconcepten, each with a definition and one Dutch example, checked against your textbook glossary
Binding: cohesion and integration in groups and society (cohesie en integratie) & Vorming: socialisation, culture and identity (socialisatie, cultuur en identiteit)
Define cohesie, binding, integratie, sociale controle and sanctie and explain how they relate to socialisation
Distinguish the four forms of integration (economisch, cultureel, juridisch, politiek) and assign each to a current Dutch debate
Analyse how a binding institution such as a sportclub or kerk produces both binding and uitsluiting, using at least two mechanisms
Explain Durkheim's distinction between mechanische and organische solidariteit and apply it to one historical and one contemporary example
Your checkpoint
A one-page written analysis of a current Dutch integration debate in which you name two binding mechanisms and two forms of integration, with source references
Verhouding: power, politics and democracy (macht, politiek en democratie) & Core concepts and social-scientific reasoning applied to current issues (kernconcepten)
Define macht, gezag, invloed, legitimiteit and democratie and distinguish the three forms of legitimacy (traditioneel, charismatisch, rationeel-legaal)
Explain the difference between directe, representatieve and participatieve democratie and place two Dutch institutions under each
Describe how a wet tot stand komt via Tweede Kamer, Eerste Kamer and regering and name the point at which each actor can block a proposal
Distinguish the four political power resources (economisch, politiek, sociaal, cultureel) and assign them to two political parties
Your checkpoint
A scheme of the Dutch legislative process with at least five steps and the blocking options per step, plus a table of power resources per actor
Verhouding: power, politics and democracy (macht, politiek en democratie) & Social-scientific skills: research design, data and source analysis (onderzoeksvaardigheden)
Design a mini-onderzoek (question, operationalisation, method, population) on a political theme such as opkomst bij verkiezingen
Distinguish correlation and causation and name two confounding variables in your own design
Evaluate the reliability and validity of three types of source (opiniepeiling, krantenartikel, CBS-cijfers) on the same theme
Interpret a table or graph with percentages and index figures and formulate two conclusions with the correct caveats
Your checkpoint
A research outline of at most 400 words with question, operationalisation, method, two threats to validity and a worked interpretation of one data table
Verhouding: social inequality and social stratification (sociale ongelijkheid en gelaagdheid) & Vorming: social institutions and social change (instituties en sociale verandering)
Define sociale ongelijkheid, sociale gelaagdheid, sociale mobiliteit and sociaal kapitaal and distinguish vertical from horizontal inequality
Explain the difference between een standenmaatschappij, een klassenmaatschappij and een netwerkmaatschappij with one indicator per type
Describe how an institution such as the arbeidsmarkt or het onderwijs reproduces inequality, using at least two mechanisms
Connect institutional change (ontzuiling, individualisering) to a shift in social inequality in the Netherlands
Your checkpoint
A comparative table of the three society types with indicators, mechanisms of inequality and one Dutch example each, plus a 200-word explanation
Binding: culture, subcultures and multicultural society (cultuur en pluriforme samenleving) & Verandering: modernisation, globalisation and individualisation
Define cultuur, subcultuur, dominante cultuur, pluriforme samenleving and etnocentrisme and distinguish them from relativisme
Explain the difference between assimilatie, segregatie and integratie and apply each to a Dutch policy period
Describe the mechanisms of modernisering, globalisering and individualisering and name one positive and one negative consequence per mechanism
Analyse how globalisation and individualisation change a subculture such as a religious community or a youth culture
Your checkpoint
A timeline of Dutch integration policy since 1960 with three periods, the dominant model per period and a 300-word argument connecting one period to individualisation
Vorming: socialisation, culture and identity (socialisatie, cultuur en identiteit) & Verhouding: power, politics and democracy (macht, politiek en democratie) & Binding: cohesion and integration in groups and society (cohesie en integratie)
Write a full exam answer on a vorming question using the structure claim, kernconcept, mechanism and example
Write a full exam answer on a verhouding question about power or democracy with two actors and one conflict of interest
Write a full exam answer on a binding question about integration with a reference to a source text
Check all three answers against the criteria of kernconcept use, causal reasoning and the link between question and conclusion
Your checkpoint
Three timed exam answers of 15 minutes each, self-assessed against a checklist of kernconcept use, causal chain and conclusion
Social-scientific skills: research design, data and source analysis (onderzoeksvaardigheden) & Core concepts and social-scientific reasoning applied to current issues (kernconcepten)
Make a complete oefenexamen under time pressure and score it per domain to identify your two weakest domains
Re-explain the ten kernconcepten you scored lowest on, each with a definition, a mechanism and a current example
Analyse two source questions from the oefenexamen and write down the exact steps you used to reach the answer
Draw up a one-page final overview per domain with the kernconcepten, the key mechanisms and one exam tip
Your checkpoint
A scored oefenexamen with a per-domain overview of scores and a one-page final summary sheet for all nine domains